Early Head Start
Calvary Baptist Church
462 Lexington Ave, Clifton, NJ 07011
Run by Center for Family Resources, Inc.
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Clifton, New Jersey
Head Start and Early Head Start in Clifton, NJ
8 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in Clifton, from the federal Office of Head Start.
Head Start
Center for Family Resources #12
165 Clifton Ave, Clifton, NJ 07011
Run by Center for Family Resources, Inc.
Head Start
Center for Family Resources #4
194 W 2nd St, Clifton, NJ 07011
Run by Center for Family Resources, Inc.
Head Start
Center for Family Resources CELA A
39 Allwood Rd, Clifton, NJ 07014
Run by Center for Family Resources, Inc.
Head Start
Center for Family Resources CELA B
290 Brighton Rd, Clifton, NJ 07012
Run by Center for Family Resources, Inc.
Head Start and Early Head Start
Center for Family Resources, Inc. - Clifton Father Mychal Judge
712 Gregory Ave, Clifton, NJ 07011
Run by Center for Family Resources, Inc.
Head Start
Center for Family Resources, Inc. - Clifton School # 17
361 Lexington Ave, Clifton, NJ 07011
Run by Center for Family Resources, Inc.
Head Start
Center for Family Resources, Inc. - Clifton School #14
99 Saint Andrews Blvd, Clifton, NJ 07012
Run by Center for Family Resources, Inc.
Who can enroll
Head Start serves children ages 3 to 5 (ask the center about its birthday cutoff date). Early Head Start serves pregnant women, babies and toddlers under 3. Both are free for families who qualify.
Families usually qualify when household income is at or below the federal poverty guideline for their family size, or when the family gets public assistance such as TANF or SSI, the child is in foster care, or the family is experiencing homelessness. Programs may also enroll some children from families just above the guideline, and each program sets its own application steps and waitlist, so ask the center.
Official HHS poverty guidelines (current year) · Head Start's own center locator
Also in Clifton
Licensed child care and after-school programs in Clifton · Youth nonprofits in Clifton · New Jersey program rules
Source: Head Start Service Location Dataset, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Head Start (CSV file), file dated November 8, 2026. The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings. Locations the program lists as closed are left out. Home-based locations show city and ZIP code only. A listing is not an endorsement.